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Castrol Limited

Peter Seden

Amit A Gokhale

Kevin James West

John Redshaw

Gordon L Lamb

John Philip Davies

Gordon Lamb

Kevin West

Amit Gokhale

In some embodiments, a compound has the formula (I) where: Rand Rare alkyl or, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, cycloalkyl; R, Rand Rare H or alkyl (formula II); Ris alkyl or where: Rand Rare H, alkyl or, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, cycloalkyl; Ris H or alkyl; X is alkylene or is absent; and p is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and m and n are 0, 1, 2 or 3 provided that m is 0 when Rand Rare H. The compound is suitable for use as a base stock which provides low volatility for a given viscosity profile. The compound may be used in a lubricant composition for an internal combustion engine. 

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